An historic night of Impact saw the World Tag Team Titles change hands, Matthew Mercy answer the Undertaker's challenge and a daughter turn against her father.
In the main event of the evening, America's Most Wanted became IWF World Tag Team Champions for the 3rd time by defeating Chris Kanyon & Kurt Angle in an epic battle...but it wasn't without help from the rest of Team Orton. Indeed it was Orton and Lashley's interference that led to Chris Harris pinning Kurt Angle to take the win, and the belts for his team.
In an interview, Matthew Mercy said he would accept a match with the Undertaker and said that he would be at Warfare next week for a match and that he "dared" the Undertaker to show his face for real.
In other matches, The Big Gee defeated Triple H by countout after the interference of Peter Turner. Shelton Benjamin pinned Booker T in a hard-fought contest and UK Champion CM Punk defeated MNM member Johnny Nitro.
Burchill once agian attempted to beat the Russian monster Oleg Prudius and despite Victoria Koloff's plea's, Oleg's mnaager Nikita Koloff egged on his charge. This led to Victoria stopping the match by throwing in the towel and rushing to tend to the battered Burchill, before telling her father that she wanted nothing more to do with him if this is how he was going to behave.
MATCH RESULTS:
Oleg Prudius defeated Burchill (Victoria Koloff threw in the towel)
Shelton Benjamin pinned Booker T
The Big Gee defeated Triple H by countout
CM Punk pinned Johnny Nitro
America's Most Wanted defeated Chris Kanyon & Kurt Angle to win the World Tag Team Titles.
Friday, June 30, 2006
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Warfare 28/0/6/07
A new alliance celebrated it's genesis but finished the evening in disappointment, and a familiar face returned to haunt Matthew Mercy in the first IWF show in the aftermath of Heat Wave.
A video package celebrating the career of Dean Roberts aired at the beginning of the show and this was followed by the newly christened "Team Orton" introducing themselves to the crowd. Orton said he had put together the greatest faction ever seen in the IWF, but an interrupting Jay Reso said they were nothing but a bunch of thugs. Lashley challenged Reso to a match, but much to the chargrin of Team Orton, Reso got the win.
At the end of the show, Matthew Mercy came to the ring and gloated that he had done exactly what he said he would do at Heat Wave...namely retire Dean Roberts. He went onto say that he had nothing left to prove in the wrestling ring but as he was about to leave some familiar gongs played out in the arena and a challenge boomed throughout the arena...a challenge from The Undertaker. Mercy was shocked.
In other matches, The Second City Saints defeated The Bang Gang when CM Punk pinned Loco Delgado. After the match the Saints said they wanted a title match with MNM.
Other action saw the brutal Finlay defeat Chris Benoit in one-one-one action and Paul Wardle successfully retain his European Title by defeating Rob Van Dam. In the other bout of the evening, Eric Young and Rick Shaw battled to a no-contest in a Heat Wave rematch.
MATCH RESULTS:
Second City Saints defeated The Bang Gang
Finlay pinned Chris Benoit
Paul Wardle defeated Rob Van Dam
Rick Shaw & Eric Young went to a no-contest
Jay Reso pinned Barabus Lashley
A video package celebrating the career of Dean Roberts aired at the beginning of the show and this was followed by the newly christened "Team Orton" introducing themselves to the crowd. Orton said he had put together the greatest faction ever seen in the IWF, but an interrupting Jay Reso said they were nothing but a bunch of thugs. Lashley challenged Reso to a match, but much to the chargrin of Team Orton, Reso got the win.
At the end of the show, Matthew Mercy came to the ring and gloated that he had done exactly what he said he would do at Heat Wave...namely retire Dean Roberts. He went onto say that he had nothing left to prove in the wrestling ring but as he was about to leave some familiar gongs played out in the arena and a challenge boomed throughout the arena...a challenge from The Undertaker. Mercy was shocked.
In other matches, The Second City Saints defeated The Bang Gang when CM Punk pinned Loco Delgado. After the match the Saints said they wanted a title match with MNM.
Other action saw the brutal Finlay defeat Chris Benoit in one-one-one action and Paul Wardle successfully retain his European Title by defeating Rob Van Dam. In the other bout of the evening, Eric Young and Rick Shaw battled to a no-contest in a Heat Wave rematch.
MATCH RESULTS:
Second City Saints defeated The Bang Gang
Finlay pinned Chris Benoit
Paul Wardle defeated Rob Van Dam
Rick Shaw & Eric Young went to a no-contest
Jay Reso pinned Barabus Lashley
Monday, June 26, 2006
XTREME OVERLOAD PREVIEW
Xtreme Overload
Sunday 22nd July 2006
Humberside Arena, Hull
WAR GAMES:
Two rings, completely enclosed by a Steel Cage!
Randy Orton, Barabus Lashley & Americas Most Wanted
Vs
Jay Reso, Chris Kanyon, Kurt Angle & Shawn Michaels
World Champion Randy Orton has put together a stable to protect his interest as the Champion. The monsterous Barabus Lashley is joined by America's Most Wanted and the four men have become one of the most vicious teams ever seen in the IWF. But Jay Reso has grown sick and tired of their shenanigans and has assembled a crack team of his own, and IWF Commissioner Eric Bischoff has given the go ahead for the War Games Cage to be brought into action. One cage, two rings, and only one team can survive!
Vs 
Matthew Mercy Vs The Undertaker
Matthew Mercy made history at Heat Wave by vanquishing his greatest foe Dean Roberts and sending him into retirement. However his gloating didn't last long, as The Undertaker returned to the IWF to challenge the Hollywood Superstar. The two meet one-on-one at Xtreme Overload in what is sure to be an epic battle.
DOUBLE TROUBLE MATCH;
3 matches, with only one winner!
Vs 
Triple H Vs Abyss
Vs 
Peter Turner Vs The Big Gee
The innovative "Double Trouble" match makes its return to the IWF. The two seperate matches above take place concurrently and the two winners then immediately square off in a final match to decide the Double Trouble champion. Triple H has found himself in the path of the psychotic Abyss and Peter Turner gets the chance to renew an old rivalry with his former friend The Big Gee. Which man will survive this challenging environment?
WOMENS WORLD TITLE:
SPANKING MATCH
Vs 
Alexis Laree Vs Krissy Vaine
These two women have shown a great hatred for each other over the past few weeks and meet in this unusual match, where the winner is the woman who can grab the spanking paddle, situated on a pole on the cornerpost, and spank the bottom of their opponent. Laree insists it is degrading for the Women's title to be defended in such a match, but states she is looking forward to giving Krissy a good spanking. Krissy says Alexis will finally get what's coming to her.
SUBMIT OR DIE MATCH:
Vs 
Samoa Joe Vs Finlay
The two failed to settle their differences in the tag team match at Heat Wave and so now, Joe and Finlay meet one-on-one in this special Submission only match. No count-outs, no disqualifications...if you don't submit, you die!!!
EUROPEAN TITLE:
FOUR CORNERS LADDER MAYHEM MATCH
Vs 
Vs 
Vs 
Paul Wardle Vs Carlito Vs Lance Storm Vs Rob Van Dam
Four men battle it out in this Ladder Mayhem Match for the European Title. The Title will be hanging 15 feet in the air, and the first man to grab it wins the match, and gets the title. Wardle is incensed that the odds have been stacked against him in this encounter but he has promised the world that he will remain the European Champion. The other three men all want to taste IWF gold again, but can they be the ones to unseat Wardle?
EUROPEAN TAG TEAM TITLE:
LOSING TEAM MAY NEVER TEAM AGAIN IN THE IWF
Vs 
MNM Vs SECOND CITY SAINTS
These two teams have been battling each other for months, with no clear winner. MNM have managed to keep hold of the European Tag Titles, whilst Colt Cabana has believed that CM Punk's singles success as stopped the Second City Saints reaching their true level. With an evil gleam in her eye, MNM's Melina offered to put the titles on the line with the provisio that the losing team could never wrestle as a unit in the IWF again. The Saints accepted, but have they signed their own death warrant as a team?
Vs 
Oleg Prudius Vs Burchill
On many consecutive episodes of Action in the month of June, the Russian Beast Oleg Prudius, led by his manager Nikita Koloff, man-handled and massacered poor Burchill and eventually put him in the hospital. Nikita's daughter Teryn took exception to her father's treatment of Burchill and went to visit the injured man in hospital. A friendship ensued as Teryn nursed Burchill back to health...a friendship that Nikita disapproves of. Nikita has demanded that Oleg finishes off Burchill once and for all at Xtreme Overload, but will his daughter being in Burchill's corner test Nikita's loyalty?
Sunday 22nd July 2006
Humberside Arena, Hull
WAR GAMES:
Two rings, completely enclosed by a Steel Cage!
Randy Orton, Barabus Lashley & Americas Most Wanted
Vs
Jay Reso, Chris Kanyon, Kurt Angle & Shawn Michaels
World Champion Randy Orton has put together a stable to protect his interest as the Champion. The monsterous Barabus Lashley is joined by America's Most Wanted and the four men have become one of the most vicious teams ever seen in the IWF. But Jay Reso has grown sick and tired of their shenanigans and has assembled a crack team of his own, and IWF Commissioner Eric Bischoff has given the go ahead for the War Games Cage to be brought into action. One cage, two rings, and only one team can survive!
Vs Matthew Mercy Vs The Undertaker
Matthew Mercy made history at Heat Wave by vanquishing his greatest foe Dean Roberts and sending him into retirement. However his gloating didn't last long, as The Undertaker returned to the IWF to challenge the Hollywood Superstar. The two meet one-on-one at Xtreme Overload in what is sure to be an epic battle.
DOUBLE TROUBLE MATCH;
3 matches, with only one winner!
Vs Triple H Vs Abyss
Vs Peter Turner Vs The Big Gee
The innovative "Double Trouble" match makes its return to the IWF. The two seperate matches above take place concurrently and the two winners then immediately square off in a final match to decide the Double Trouble champion. Triple H has found himself in the path of the psychotic Abyss and Peter Turner gets the chance to renew an old rivalry with his former friend The Big Gee. Which man will survive this challenging environment?
WOMENS WORLD TITLE:
SPANKING MATCH
Vs Alexis Laree Vs Krissy Vaine
These two women have shown a great hatred for each other over the past few weeks and meet in this unusual match, where the winner is the woman who can grab the spanking paddle, situated on a pole on the cornerpost, and spank the bottom of their opponent. Laree insists it is degrading for the Women's title to be defended in such a match, but states she is looking forward to giving Krissy a good spanking. Krissy says Alexis will finally get what's coming to her.
SUBMIT OR DIE MATCH:
Vs Samoa Joe Vs Finlay
The two failed to settle their differences in the tag team match at Heat Wave and so now, Joe and Finlay meet one-on-one in this special Submission only match. No count-outs, no disqualifications...if you don't submit, you die!!!
EUROPEAN TITLE:
FOUR CORNERS LADDER MAYHEM MATCH
Vs Vs Vs Paul Wardle Vs Carlito Vs Lance Storm Vs Rob Van Dam
Four men battle it out in this Ladder Mayhem Match for the European Title. The Title will be hanging 15 feet in the air, and the first man to grab it wins the match, and gets the title. Wardle is incensed that the odds have been stacked against him in this encounter but he has promised the world that he will remain the European Champion. The other three men all want to taste IWF gold again, but can they be the ones to unseat Wardle?
EUROPEAN TAG TEAM TITLE:
LOSING TEAM MAY NEVER TEAM AGAIN IN THE IWF
Vs MNM Vs SECOND CITY SAINTS
These two teams have been battling each other for months, with no clear winner. MNM have managed to keep hold of the European Tag Titles, whilst Colt Cabana has believed that CM Punk's singles success as stopped the Second City Saints reaching their true level. With an evil gleam in her eye, MNM's Melina offered to put the titles on the line with the provisio that the losing team could never wrestle as a unit in the IWF again. The Saints accepted, but have they signed their own death warrant as a team?
Vs Oleg Prudius Vs Burchill
On many consecutive episodes of Action in the month of June, the Russian Beast Oleg Prudius, led by his manager Nikita Koloff, man-handled and massacered poor Burchill and eventually put him in the hospital. Nikita's daughter Teryn took exception to her father's treatment of Burchill and went to visit the injured man in hospital. A friendship ensued as Teryn nursed Burchill back to health...a friendship that Nikita disapproves of. Nikita has demanded that Oleg finishes off Burchill once and for all at Xtreme Overload, but will his daughter being in Burchill's corner test Nikita's loyalty?
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Heat Wave Report
Saints & Haas Vs MNM & Benjamin ( * * * )
The show kicked off with this high-impact six man tag team encounter with all six men looking to impress in front of what was likely to be one of the biggest audiences of the year. Particularily impressive was Shelton Benjamin, who really did seem to be trying to steal the show. He was matched all the way by UK Champion CM Punk though, who, despite his partner Colt Cabana's fears, nailed his colours firmly to the Second City Saints mast and "wrestled for the team". In fact, he won his team the match by pinning Shelton following the Pepsi Plunge. A warmly recieved opener.
Rick Shaw Vs Eric Young ( * * * 1/4 )
Canadian Eric Young has been on a bit of a roll since arriving in the IWF and this was his biggest match yet, his first chance to taste IWF gold. Shaw was confident as he made his way to the ring and started off like the proverbial house on fire, sending Shaw spinning out of the ring, but Young is nothing if not resiliant and he used his ring-smarts to take control of the battle. The two started off trading blows on the ground and slowly turned up the temperature with some suicidal stunts. Shaw looked to have it in the bag when he hit the Shaw Thing but much to the champ's surprise, Young kicked out. Amazed, Shaw went for it again, but Young blocked it, hit back with his Young Blood Neckbreaker and got the pinfall victory that earned him the IWF World Cruiserweight Title.
Chris Benoit & Samoa Joe Vs William Regal & Finlay ( * * * 1/4)
What can you say about this one other than the fact it was stiff shoot-style action all the way from start to finish. All four men were whacking each other without a second thought and all four men surely came away from the match feeling the pain. Regal and Finlay were quite the team, using their years of friendship to work well as a team. They did their best to avoid Samaoa and cornered Benoit and really dished out some punishment to the Canadian Crippler but they couldn't keep him from tagging in Joe forever and when Joe did get involved in the match he was in the mood to kick some ass. There were some brutal suplexes and submission holds on display and in the end, despite some nefarious work from Regal and Finlay, Joe was able to finish Regal off with the Samoan Stretch. The fans gave the wrestlers a warm round of applause at the finish.
Randy Orton Vs Jay Reso ( * * * )
On in the middle of the card, but not without reason for once. The crowd were well up for this one. Reso may not have the top-line experience, but he's certainly caught fire. Orton's title win at MuscleMania was a surprise, but he has shown that he is more than capable of excelling as a heel champion. Orton was accompanied by his new sidekick Barabus Lashley (and what a sculptured monster he is) and with the odds stacked against Reso, the fans were firmly behind his quest to take the title. The two had some strong back and forth exchanges in the early going before some sneaky interference by Lashley got Orton on top. However Barabus stuck his nose in once too often for the referee and the ref sent Lashley back to the locker rooms. Reso took the opportunity to get back into the swing of things, but a ref bump meant there was no-one there to make the count when Reso made the cover after an Unprettier. Lashley took this as his cue to make his way back to the arena and a two-on-one onslaught ensued. However help was at hand as America's Most Wanted made their way to the ring and Orton & Lashley slipped out of the ring. Things were looking good for Reso, but as Reso thanked AMW, they hit him with the Death Sentance as Orton looked on laughing. Orton then woke the referee up, hit Reso with the RKO and got the pinfall victory to retain his title. Orton celebrated with Lashley and AMW as he walked off backstage.
Kurt Angle & Chris Kanyon Vs Triple H & Matt Morgan ( * * 3/4 )
On a night of good to great matches, this was perhaps the one disappointment of the night. It wasn't a bad match, but with four former world champions in there, and a great build up it was a shame that this one fell a bit flat. Still there were some killer sequences, not least Kurt Angle's triple suplexes on both opponents but in the end there wasn't quite the fire that you would have expected. In the final reckoning Chris Kanyon pinned Triple H after the Kanyon Kutter (and boy, isn't HHH losing a few high profile matches these days) and the champions retained.
Shawn Michaels Vs Peter Turner ( * * * )
If it was a shock that Peter Turner returned to the IWF, it's even more of a shock that he's returned under such positice circumstances as far as his profile is concerned. Turner has never been at any stage of his IWF career a genuine headliner, but somebody somewhere obviously thinks that this is a role he can carry out in 2006. As you might expect, the onus fell on Michaels to carry the match but to be fair to Turner he looked decent and carried himself well. He also carved out some heel heat for himself, thankfully not of the "get lost" kind that he has been known to attract in the past. And indeed, at the conclusion of the match he was drowned in a sea of boo's as he actually pinned Shawn following the "Page-Turner". Will wonders never cease?
Dean Roberts Vs Matthew Mercy (Loser Retires, * * * * * )
And so, with all due respect, it was time for the match that 32,500 people had packed the JJB for. The atmosphere was white hot and the shrewd move to have this match in Wigan proved immense. Dean was the crowd favourite, but Mercy had his small, but vocal, pockets of the crowd on his side and it made for a superb atmosphere; one which was, dare we say it, even more spine-tingling than at MuscleMania in Birmingham all those years ago. The build up to the show had been great, and the IWF had injected a real momentous feel about the match during the show with clips of both men arriving at the arena, both men warming up and both gave thrilling pre-match interviews which really set the gravitas of the match at a supremely high level. Indeed, as the two men walked out you really did get the sense that this was indeed the last night of one of their careers.
Mercy was his cocky self in the early going and fell victim to a few early blows by Dean, taking his time at ringside to compose himself. From thereon in though, the action was non-stop. Indeed for almost 40 minutes, these two went at it no holds barred . No gimmicks, no run-ins and no ref-bumps. But whilst that may sound terribly old-fashioned, don't be fooled. These two put a modern slant on things and the psychology of the match was perhaps the best we've ever seen on these shores. Every move meant something, every comeback told a story...you may think we go overboard from time to time, but believe us when we say this was classic.
Mercy thought he'd won it after the Mercy-Bomb but Dean kicked out. Dean hit back with the Scholarship, but Mercy kicked out of that. Dean even hit Mercy with his top-rope Scholarship but the fans couldn't believe it when Mercy kicked out of that!
When Dean kicked out of a second Mercy-Bomb it didn't seem that either of them would be able to win it, but a third Mercy-Bomb finally finished Dean off, much to the shock of the JJB crowd. Mercy celebrated over the prone Dean and left the stadium to a cacophony of boo's. Slowly Dean Roberts got to his feet in the ring and as he stood up the entire stadium of fans got to their feet and gave him a standing ovation. The show faded to black as booming chants of "Deano" rang out through the JJB stadium.
Wow, what a show. The under-card was entertaining stuff, but this card will go down in the annals of history for it's superb main event. We're used to Dean and Mercy delivering when the pressure is on and the two delivered what may have been their best ever match, and what definately was their last ever match against each other. The two showed why they have been perhaps the two most iconic IWF figures in it's near 11 year history and they proved it for one final time. Quite simply, that was one of the best matches you'll EVER see and was a fitting way to say goodbye to Dean Roberts.
The show kicked off with this high-impact six man tag team encounter with all six men looking to impress in front of what was likely to be one of the biggest audiences of the year. Particularily impressive was Shelton Benjamin, who really did seem to be trying to steal the show. He was matched all the way by UK Champion CM Punk though, who, despite his partner Colt Cabana's fears, nailed his colours firmly to the Second City Saints mast and "wrestled for the team". In fact, he won his team the match by pinning Shelton following the Pepsi Plunge. A warmly recieved opener.
Rick Shaw Vs Eric Young ( * * * 1/4 )
Canadian Eric Young has been on a bit of a roll since arriving in the IWF and this was his biggest match yet, his first chance to taste IWF gold. Shaw was confident as he made his way to the ring and started off like the proverbial house on fire, sending Shaw spinning out of the ring, but Young is nothing if not resiliant and he used his ring-smarts to take control of the battle. The two started off trading blows on the ground and slowly turned up the temperature with some suicidal stunts. Shaw looked to have it in the bag when he hit the Shaw Thing but much to the champ's surprise, Young kicked out. Amazed, Shaw went for it again, but Young blocked it, hit back with his Young Blood Neckbreaker and got the pinfall victory that earned him the IWF World Cruiserweight Title.
Chris Benoit & Samoa Joe Vs William Regal & Finlay ( * * * 1/4)
What can you say about this one other than the fact it was stiff shoot-style action all the way from start to finish. All four men were whacking each other without a second thought and all four men surely came away from the match feeling the pain. Regal and Finlay were quite the team, using their years of friendship to work well as a team. They did their best to avoid Samaoa and cornered Benoit and really dished out some punishment to the Canadian Crippler but they couldn't keep him from tagging in Joe forever and when Joe did get involved in the match he was in the mood to kick some ass. There were some brutal suplexes and submission holds on display and in the end, despite some nefarious work from Regal and Finlay, Joe was able to finish Regal off with the Samoan Stretch. The fans gave the wrestlers a warm round of applause at the finish.
Randy Orton Vs Jay Reso ( * * * )
On in the middle of the card, but not without reason for once. The crowd were well up for this one. Reso may not have the top-line experience, but he's certainly caught fire. Orton's title win at MuscleMania was a surprise, but he has shown that he is more than capable of excelling as a heel champion. Orton was accompanied by his new sidekick Barabus Lashley (and what a sculptured monster he is) and with the odds stacked against Reso, the fans were firmly behind his quest to take the title. The two had some strong back and forth exchanges in the early going before some sneaky interference by Lashley got Orton on top. However Barabus stuck his nose in once too often for the referee and the ref sent Lashley back to the locker rooms. Reso took the opportunity to get back into the swing of things, but a ref bump meant there was no-one there to make the count when Reso made the cover after an Unprettier. Lashley took this as his cue to make his way back to the arena and a two-on-one onslaught ensued. However help was at hand as America's Most Wanted made their way to the ring and Orton & Lashley slipped out of the ring. Things were looking good for Reso, but as Reso thanked AMW, they hit him with the Death Sentance as Orton looked on laughing. Orton then woke the referee up, hit Reso with the RKO and got the pinfall victory to retain his title. Orton celebrated with Lashley and AMW as he walked off backstage.
Kurt Angle & Chris Kanyon Vs Triple H & Matt Morgan ( * * 3/4 )
On a night of good to great matches, this was perhaps the one disappointment of the night. It wasn't a bad match, but with four former world champions in there, and a great build up it was a shame that this one fell a bit flat. Still there were some killer sequences, not least Kurt Angle's triple suplexes on both opponents but in the end there wasn't quite the fire that you would have expected. In the final reckoning Chris Kanyon pinned Triple H after the Kanyon Kutter (and boy, isn't HHH losing a few high profile matches these days) and the champions retained.
Shawn Michaels Vs Peter Turner ( * * * )
If it was a shock that Peter Turner returned to the IWF, it's even more of a shock that he's returned under such positice circumstances as far as his profile is concerned. Turner has never been at any stage of his IWF career a genuine headliner, but somebody somewhere obviously thinks that this is a role he can carry out in 2006. As you might expect, the onus fell on Michaels to carry the match but to be fair to Turner he looked decent and carried himself well. He also carved out some heel heat for himself, thankfully not of the "get lost" kind that he has been known to attract in the past. And indeed, at the conclusion of the match he was drowned in a sea of boo's as he actually pinned Shawn following the "Page-Turner". Will wonders never cease?
Dean Roberts Vs Matthew Mercy (Loser Retires, * * * * * )
And so, with all due respect, it was time for the match that 32,500 people had packed the JJB for. The atmosphere was white hot and the shrewd move to have this match in Wigan proved immense. Dean was the crowd favourite, but Mercy had his small, but vocal, pockets of the crowd on his side and it made for a superb atmosphere; one which was, dare we say it, even more spine-tingling than at MuscleMania in Birmingham all those years ago. The build up to the show had been great, and the IWF had injected a real momentous feel about the match during the show with clips of both men arriving at the arena, both men warming up and both gave thrilling pre-match interviews which really set the gravitas of the match at a supremely high level. Indeed, as the two men walked out you really did get the sense that this was indeed the last night of one of their careers.
Mercy was his cocky self in the early going and fell victim to a few early blows by Dean, taking his time at ringside to compose himself. From thereon in though, the action was non-stop. Indeed for almost 40 minutes, these two went at it no holds barred . No gimmicks, no run-ins and no ref-bumps. But whilst that may sound terribly old-fashioned, don't be fooled. These two put a modern slant on things and the psychology of the match was perhaps the best we've ever seen on these shores. Every move meant something, every comeback told a story...you may think we go overboard from time to time, but believe us when we say this was classic.
Mercy thought he'd won it after the Mercy-Bomb but Dean kicked out. Dean hit back with the Scholarship, but Mercy kicked out of that. Dean even hit Mercy with his top-rope Scholarship but the fans couldn't believe it when Mercy kicked out of that!
When Dean kicked out of a second Mercy-Bomb it didn't seem that either of them would be able to win it, but a third Mercy-Bomb finally finished Dean off, much to the shock of the JJB crowd. Mercy celebrated over the prone Dean and left the stadium to a cacophony of boo's. Slowly Dean Roberts got to his feet in the ring and as he stood up the entire stadium of fans got to their feet and gave him a standing ovation. The show faded to black as booming chants of "Deano" rang out through the JJB stadium.
Wow, what a show. The under-card was entertaining stuff, but this card will go down in the annals of history for it's superb main event. We're used to Dean and Mercy delivering when the pressure is on and the two delivered what may have been their best ever match, and what definately was their last ever match against each other. The two showed why they have been perhaps the two most iconic IWF figures in it's near 11 year history and they proved it for one final time. Quite simply, that was one of the best matches you'll EVER see and was a fitting way to say goodbye to Dean Roberts.
Action 25/06/06
The whole hour of this show was dedicated to re-capping (as much as possible in one hour) the history of Dean Roberts Vs Matthew Mercy.
It featured vintage footage from their UKWF days, clips from their classic IWF matches and exclusive interviews from both men.
It featured vintage footage from their UKWF days, clips from their classic IWF matches and exclusive interviews from both men.
Friday, June 23, 2006
Impact 23/06/06
In the final stop before Heat Wave, the IWF superstars had their last chance to make forceful points before the pay-per-view, and some did with plenty of style.
World Champion Randy Orton used his devilish powers to set up a two-on-one Handicap match where he teamed with Barabus Lashley to take on Jay Reso. Reso however upset the odds by managing to pin Lashley after he hit him with Orton's title belt. Orton was livid, but there is no doubting that Reso has the upper-hand leading into Heat Wave.
CM Punk successfully retained his UK Title by defeating Joey Mercury in a match which was also notable for not only both men's tag team partners being at ringside, but interference by Shelton Benjamin and Charles Haas as well.
Samoa Joe & Finlay had hardly started their bout when William Regal and Chris Benoit got involved and caused the referee to call for a no-contest.
In other action, Burchill brought his campaign to beat Oleg Prudius to Impact, only this week Burchill thought he was a Doctor. Needless to say he was in need of a real Doctor after the match as he sustained another brutal beating. Victoria Koloff pleaded with her father Nikita to stop the carnage, but Nikita told the world he couldn't control the Russian beast!
Dean and Mercy had one last confrontation backstage and even tossed in the "Britney Spears" interview (they've been planning that one for a while). Eric Bischoff gave Peter Turner and Shawn Michaels the night off so they "didn't kill each other before Heat Wave" and Eric Young dawbed Rick Shaw's car in "Canadian" colours...except it wasn't Rick Shaw's car at all, it was Abyss'! Young ran from the building, never to return, when he realised his mistake.
MATCH RESULTS:
CM Punk pinned Joey Mercury
Oleg Prudius defeated Dr. Burchill
Samoa Joe & Finlay went to a no-contest
Jay Reso defeated Randy Orton & Barabus Lashley
World Champion Randy Orton used his devilish powers to set up a two-on-one Handicap match where he teamed with Barabus Lashley to take on Jay Reso. Reso however upset the odds by managing to pin Lashley after he hit him with Orton's title belt. Orton was livid, but there is no doubting that Reso has the upper-hand leading into Heat Wave.
CM Punk successfully retained his UK Title by defeating Joey Mercury in a match which was also notable for not only both men's tag team partners being at ringside, but interference by Shelton Benjamin and Charles Haas as well.
Samoa Joe & Finlay had hardly started their bout when William Regal and Chris Benoit got involved and caused the referee to call for a no-contest.
In other action, Burchill brought his campaign to beat Oleg Prudius to Impact, only this week Burchill thought he was a Doctor. Needless to say he was in need of a real Doctor after the match as he sustained another brutal beating. Victoria Koloff pleaded with her father Nikita to stop the carnage, but Nikita told the world he couldn't control the Russian beast!
Dean and Mercy had one last confrontation backstage and even tossed in the "Britney Spears" interview (they've been planning that one for a while). Eric Bischoff gave Peter Turner and Shawn Michaels the night off so they "didn't kill each other before Heat Wave" and Eric Young dawbed Rick Shaw's car in "Canadian" colours...except it wasn't Rick Shaw's car at all, it was Abyss'! Young ran from the building, never to return, when he realised his mistake.
MATCH RESULTS:
CM Punk pinned Joey Mercury
Oleg Prudius defeated Dr. Burchill
Samoa Joe & Finlay went to a no-contest
Jay Reso defeated Randy Orton & Barabus Lashley
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Warfare 21/06/06
In the final stretch to Heat Wave, everyone wanted to put their best foot forward and create a positive impression in the build up to the big show. What we got was one of the most unpredictable Warfare's in recent memory.
In the main event of the evening, Peter Turner defeated Simon Starshot in a bloody Steel Cage Match. Turner had issued the challenge to prove he could beat Starshot if Shawn Michaels kept his nose out of Turner's buisness, and so he did. Michaels however seemed more than pleased that Turner had had such a tough match just four days before Heat Wave.
World Champion Randy Orton ordered his new ally Barabus Lashley to once again take on Jay Reso in one-on-one action. Lashley was only too happy to oblige, but the night didn't go as planned as Reso hit the Unprettier on both Lashley and Orton on the way to a Disqualification victory.
Chris Benoit and William Regal went to a DDQ as first Finaly interfered and then Samoa Joe interfered.
Alexis Laree successfully defended her Women's title, pinning Krissy Vaine.
In a thrilling six-man encounter, Triple H, Matt Morgan & Eric Young defeated Chris Kanyon, Kurt Angle and Rick Shaw when Young pinned Shaw.
In other news, Dean Roberts did an in-ring interview in which he reiterated that he was serious about the stipulation at Heat Wave; if he couldn't beat Mercy, he would retire. Naturally Mercy himself came out and said he would reiterate his intention to adhere to the stipulation, but he knew full well he wasn'g going to lose.
MATCH RESULTS:
Jay Reso defeated Barabus Lashley by DQ.
Alexis Laree pinned Krissy Vaine.
Triple H, Matt Morgan & Eric Young defeated Chris Kanyon, Kurt Angle & Rick Shaw
Chris Benoit & William Regal went to a DDQ.
Peter Turner defeated Simon Starshot in a Steel Cage Match
In the main event of the evening, Peter Turner defeated Simon Starshot in a bloody Steel Cage Match. Turner had issued the challenge to prove he could beat Starshot if Shawn Michaels kept his nose out of Turner's buisness, and so he did. Michaels however seemed more than pleased that Turner had had such a tough match just four days before Heat Wave.
World Champion Randy Orton ordered his new ally Barabus Lashley to once again take on Jay Reso in one-on-one action. Lashley was only too happy to oblige, but the night didn't go as planned as Reso hit the Unprettier on both Lashley and Orton on the way to a Disqualification victory.
Chris Benoit and William Regal went to a DDQ as first Finaly interfered and then Samoa Joe interfered.
Alexis Laree successfully defended her Women's title, pinning Krissy Vaine.
In a thrilling six-man encounter, Triple H, Matt Morgan & Eric Young defeated Chris Kanyon, Kurt Angle and Rick Shaw when Young pinned Shaw.
In other news, Dean Roberts did an in-ring interview in which he reiterated that he was serious about the stipulation at Heat Wave; if he couldn't beat Mercy, he would retire. Naturally Mercy himself came out and said he would reiterate his intention to adhere to the stipulation, but he knew full well he wasn'g going to lose.
MATCH RESULTS:
Jay Reso defeated Barabus Lashley by DQ.
Alexis Laree pinned Krissy Vaine.
Triple H, Matt Morgan & Eric Young defeated Chris Kanyon, Kurt Angle & Rick Shaw
Chris Benoit & William Regal went to a DDQ.
Peter Turner defeated Simon Starshot in a Steel Cage Match
Monday, June 19, 2006
Dean's JJB Appearance & Walkabout Warriors
Dean Roberts was the guest of honour at last nights Engage Super League game between Wigan & Catalan. He was introduced to the crowd prior to the kick off and helped with the half time "Golden Gamble" draw. He also annoucned that the entire 32,500 seats for the Heat Wave pay-per-view event (to be held at the JJB stadium on the 25th June) had now sold out.
It was also announced that the Wigan Walkabout Warriors Cheerleaders will be on hand at the Heat Wave ppv.
It was also announced that the Wigan Walkabout Warriors Cheerleaders will be on hand at the Heat Wave ppv.
Keep your eyes peeled for an exclusive IWF.com competition to win 4 VIP tickets for Heat Wave.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Action 18/06/06
One week removed from Heat Wave, Action offered up another hour of high quality wrestling action.
Once again Burchill challenged the mighty Oleg Prudius, except this week Burchill's concussion had led him to believe he was a World Cup Footballer (he even did Peter Crouch's "Robot Dance), and as you might expect he once again got hammered by the Russian monster. After the match, Nikita's daughter Victoria was shown at ringside but she looked quite concerned about the condition of Burchill.
In other matches, Edge pinned Jeff Jarrett, The Bang Gang went to a no-contest with Bryan Danielson & Acid and in the main event of the show, Carlito pinned Matt Hardy.
MATCH RESULTS:
Edge pinned Jeff Jarrett
Oleg Prudius defeated "World Cup" Burchill
The Bang Gang and Bryan Danielson & Acid battled to a no-contest
Carlito pinned Matt Hardy
Once again Burchill challenged the mighty Oleg Prudius, except this week Burchill's concussion had led him to believe he was a World Cup Footballer (he even did Peter Crouch's "Robot Dance), and as you might expect he once again got hammered by the Russian monster. After the match, Nikita's daughter Victoria was shown at ringside but she looked quite concerned about the condition of Burchill.
In other matches, Edge pinned Jeff Jarrett, The Bang Gang went to a no-contest with Bryan Danielson & Acid and in the main event of the show, Carlito pinned Matt Hardy.
MATCH RESULTS:
Edge pinned Jeff Jarrett
Oleg Prudius defeated "World Cup" Burchill
The Bang Gang and Bryan Danielson & Acid battled to a no-contest
Carlito pinned Matt Hardy
Friday, June 16, 2006
Impact 16/06/06
With Heat Wave just over a week away, Impact was a place for advantages to be won leading up to the big pay-per-view. And Randy Orton certainly gained an advantage over title challenger Jay Reso as he teamed with his new ally Barabus Lashley to defeat Jay Reso and Phil Jackson when Lashley pinned Jackson.
In other matches, Samoa Joe made an impresive debut, beating Shinya Makabe in a hard-hitting slugfest. Chris Benoit was delighted at ringside...Finlay and William Regal seemed less happy about the situation as they watched on backstage monitors. European Champion Paul "The Phenomenon" Wardle made a successful defence of his title, pinning Mark Jindrak. Lisa Marie Veron teamed with World Womens' Champion Alexis Laree to defeat Krissy Vaine and Carina and MNM's Johnny Nitro pinned Second City Saints' Colt Cabana.
In other news, Dean Roberts had a sit-down one-on-one interview with George Minister. He said that his entire wreslting history came down to one match. If he beat Mercy he'd forever be the one to have retired the "great" Matthew Mercy, if he lost, history would remember him in a less favourable light.
Eric Young and Rick Shaw got into a food-fight in the canteen area, and later in the night Peter Turner blindsided Shawn Michaels as he was being interviewed by Sam Wyness and treated him to a little Sweet Chin Music of his own.
MATCH RESULTS:
Samoa Joe pinned Shinya Makabe
Alexis Laree & Lisa Marie Veron defeated Krissy Vaine & Carina
Paul Wardle pinned Mark Jindrak
Johnny Nitro pinned Colt Cabana
Randy Orton & Barabus Lashley defeated Jay Reso & Phil Jackson
In other matches, Samoa Joe made an impresive debut, beating Shinya Makabe in a hard-hitting slugfest. Chris Benoit was delighted at ringside...Finlay and William Regal seemed less happy about the situation as they watched on backstage monitors. European Champion Paul "The Phenomenon" Wardle made a successful defence of his title, pinning Mark Jindrak. Lisa Marie Veron teamed with World Womens' Champion Alexis Laree to defeat Krissy Vaine and Carina and MNM's Johnny Nitro pinned Second City Saints' Colt Cabana.
In other news, Dean Roberts had a sit-down one-on-one interview with George Minister. He said that his entire wreslting history came down to one match. If he beat Mercy he'd forever be the one to have retired the "great" Matthew Mercy, if he lost, history would remember him in a less favourable light.
Eric Young and Rick Shaw got into a food-fight in the canteen area, and later in the night Peter Turner blindsided Shawn Michaels as he was being interviewed by Sam Wyness and treated him to a little Sweet Chin Music of his own.
MATCH RESULTS:
Samoa Joe pinned Shinya Makabe
Alexis Laree & Lisa Marie Veron defeated Krissy Vaine & Carina
Paul Wardle pinned Mark Jindrak
Johnny Nitro pinned Colt Cabana
Randy Orton & Barabus Lashley defeated Jay Reso & Phil Jackson
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Warfare 14/06/06
Less than two weeks away from Heat Wave and momentum was on the mind of all the big players, but some came away happier than others. Eric Bischoff kicked off the show by announcing that Randy Orton, Jay Reso, Chris Kanyon & Kurt Angle, Matt Morgan & Triple H, Shawn Michaels and Peter Turner would all be in action tonight, against opponents drawn at random from "Bischoff's Barrel".
Randy Orton and Jay Reso had contrasting nights. Orton won his match, although not without a tough challenge from his opponent, UK Champion CM Punk. Jay Reso, on colour commentary, said it wasn't his style to interfere, but he lived to regret those words by the end of the show. Reso was drawn to face Barabus Lashley and the two had an almighty battle which was only turned when Orton took advantage of the referee being knocked down to nip-in and hit Reso with an RKO. The pinfall was a mere formality, and after the match Orton and Barabus embraced. Does this newly formed alliance spell even more trouble for Reso leading up to Heat Wave.
Peter Turner and Shawn Michaels also had contrasting nights. Turner was shocked when he learned he was facing old rival Simon Starshot and although he controlled most of the match, he was distracted by Michael's theme music playing just long enough for Starshot to get a shock win with a roll-up. Turner tried to repay the favour when Michaels met Shelton Benjamin later in the show but his interference backfired and Michaels was able to get the win.
The four men in the World Tag Title match at Heat Wave had more straightforward nights. Kanyon & Angle beat Regal and Finlay after Chris Benoit had stopped the battling Brits from using a Steel Chair. After the bout Benoit challenged Regal & Finlay to a tag-match at Heat Wave which Regal and Finlay accepted, although they didn't think Benoit had any friends to team with. Imagine their surprise when a hooded man from the crowd appeared behind them and revealed himself as...SAMOA JOE! In the other match, Matt Morgan and Triple H made easy-work of The Bang Gang.
In other news, George Minister cut a one-on-one interview with Matthew Mercy who said he was looking forward to ending 12 years feuding by finishing off Dean Roberts once and for all at Heat Wave.
The Big Gee and Torrie Wilson had seemingly kissed and made-up, especially after Gee presented Torrie with a big sparkling diamond ring.
MATCH RESULTS:
Chris Kanyon & Kurt Angle defeated William Regal & Finlay
Simon Starshot pinned Peter Turner
Randy Orton pinned CM Punk
Matt Morgan & Triple H defeated The Bang Gang
Shawn Michaels pinned Shelton Benjamin
Barabus Lashley pinned Jay Reso
Randy Orton and Jay Reso had contrasting nights. Orton won his match, although not without a tough challenge from his opponent, UK Champion CM Punk. Jay Reso, on colour commentary, said it wasn't his style to interfere, but he lived to regret those words by the end of the show. Reso was drawn to face Barabus Lashley and the two had an almighty battle which was only turned when Orton took advantage of the referee being knocked down to nip-in and hit Reso with an RKO. The pinfall was a mere formality, and after the match Orton and Barabus embraced. Does this newly formed alliance spell even more trouble for Reso leading up to Heat Wave.
Peter Turner and Shawn Michaels also had contrasting nights. Turner was shocked when he learned he was facing old rival Simon Starshot and although he controlled most of the match, he was distracted by Michael's theme music playing just long enough for Starshot to get a shock win with a roll-up. Turner tried to repay the favour when Michaels met Shelton Benjamin later in the show but his interference backfired and Michaels was able to get the win.
The four men in the World Tag Title match at Heat Wave had more straightforward nights. Kanyon & Angle beat Regal and Finlay after Chris Benoit had stopped the battling Brits from using a Steel Chair. After the bout Benoit challenged Regal & Finlay to a tag-match at Heat Wave which Regal and Finlay accepted, although they didn't think Benoit had any friends to team with. Imagine their surprise when a hooded man from the crowd appeared behind them and revealed himself as...SAMOA JOE! In the other match, Matt Morgan and Triple H made easy-work of The Bang Gang.
In other news, George Minister cut a one-on-one interview with Matthew Mercy who said he was looking forward to ending 12 years feuding by finishing off Dean Roberts once and for all at Heat Wave.
The Big Gee and Torrie Wilson had seemingly kissed and made-up, especially after Gee presented Torrie with a big sparkling diamond ring.
MATCH RESULTS:
Chris Kanyon & Kurt Angle defeated William Regal & Finlay
Simon Starshot pinned Peter Turner
Randy Orton pinned CM Punk
Matt Morgan & Triple H defeated The Bang Gang
Shawn Michaels pinned Shelton Benjamin
Barabus Lashley pinned Jay Reso
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Dean @ The JJB
IWF.com are pleased to announce that Dean Roberts will be at the JJB Stadium this Sunday night as the guest of honour for the Engage Super League encounter between the Wigan Warriors and the Catalan Dragons.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Action 11/06/06
Action flew out of the blocks again with another high-octane hour of action.
Burchill once again challenged the Russian monster Oleg Prudius but this week Burchill was under the misaprehension that he was a Lance Corporal in the Army. Needless to say, Oleg made short work of Burchill once again.
In other action, James Gibson had a hard fought victory over Bryan Danielson, new Japanese IWF superstar Shinya Makabe defeated Ray Gordy in a brutal shoot-style bout and in the main event of the evening, Rick Shaw warmed up for his title defence against Eric Young at Heat wave by defeating Brian Kendrick.
MATCH RESULTS:
James Gibson pinned Bryan Danielson
Oleg Prudius defeated "Lance Corporal" Burchill
Shinya Makabe defeated Ray Gordy
Rick Shaw pinned Brian Kendrick
Burchill once again challenged the Russian monster Oleg Prudius but this week Burchill was under the misaprehension that he was a Lance Corporal in the Army. Needless to say, Oleg made short work of Burchill once again.
In other action, James Gibson had a hard fought victory over Bryan Danielson, new Japanese IWF superstar Shinya Makabe defeated Ray Gordy in a brutal shoot-style bout and in the main event of the evening, Rick Shaw warmed up for his title defence against Eric Young at Heat wave by defeating Brian Kendrick.
MATCH RESULTS:
James Gibson pinned Bryan Danielson
Oleg Prudius defeated "Lance Corporal" Burchill
Shinya Makabe defeated Ray Gordy
Rick Shaw pinned Brian Kendrick
Saturday, June 10, 2006
LAST TICKETS FOR HEAT WAVE RELEASED
After finalising the production and set-up format for the Heat Wave pay-per-view the IWF are pleased to announce today the release of the remaining Heat Wave tickets. There have already been over 28,000 tickets sold, and once these last few have gone that's it!
Tickets are available from all the usual outlets.
Tickets are available from all the usual outlets.
Friday, June 09, 2006
Impact 09/06/06
Heat Wave inches ever closer and the action indeed got as hot as ever on Impact. In a thrilling main event, Matthew Mercy & Dean Roberts squared off on opposite sides of the ring in a special tag team encounter also involving Jay Reso and Randy Orton. In the end it was Reso who won the match for his team when he pinned Randy Orton but the match was just as memorable for the fact that Matthew Mercy seemingly wanted no part of Dean, until a sneak attack. It was honours even for Mercy and Dean, but Reso struck another pyschological blow on Orton in the build up to their title encounter.
In other matches, Triple H and Matt Mogan were challenged by America's Most Wanted, but AMW couldn't overcome the number one contenders to the Tag Team Titles as HHH pinned James Storm.
Elsewhere, Peter Turner pinned Matt Hardy, but was attacked after the decision by Shawn Micheals and was treated to some sweet chin music. Abyss pinned Sean O'Haire following a Black Hole Slam and Lance Storm pinned Charles Haas after the interference of Shelton Benjamin.
Also on the show, Finlay and William Regal were shown waiting to ambush Chris Benoit throughout the show, but it was only as the show was coming to an end that Sam Wyness informed them that Benoit wasn't scheduled to be at the arena tonight.
MATCH RESULTS:
Peter Turner pinned Brian Kendrick
Lance Storm defeated Charles Haas
Triple H & Matt Morgan defeated America's Most Wanted
Abyss pinned Sean 'O Haire
Dean Roberts & Jay Reso defeated Matthew Mercy & Randy Orton
In other matches, Triple H and Matt Mogan were challenged by America's Most Wanted, but AMW couldn't overcome the number one contenders to the Tag Team Titles as HHH pinned James Storm.
Elsewhere, Peter Turner pinned Matt Hardy, but was attacked after the decision by Shawn Micheals and was treated to some sweet chin music. Abyss pinned Sean O'Haire following a Black Hole Slam and Lance Storm pinned Charles Haas after the interference of Shelton Benjamin.
Also on the show, Finlay and William Regal were shown waiting to ambush Chris Benoit throughout the show, but it was only as the show was coming to an end that Sam Wyness informed them that Benoit wasn't scheduled to be at the arena tonight.
MATCH RESULTS:
Peter Turner pinned Brian Kendrick
Lance Storm defeated Charles Haas
Triple H & Matt Morgan defeated America's Most Wanted
Abyss pinned Sean 'O Haire
Dean Roberts & Jay Reso defeated Matthew Mercy & Randy Orton
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Warfare 07/06/06
Dean Roberts and Matthew Mercy promised to be at Warfare this week, and they lived up to that promise, with a thrilling in-ring meeting chaired by George Minister. The two ignited the crowd with back and forth verbal bashing, but it all turned violent in the end. The two looked ready to leave when Mercy attacked Dean from behind, but Dean was ready and eventually, after an epic struggle, hit a Scholarship onto a Steel Chair on Mercy. Dean mockingly stood over Mercy's limp body before leaving.
In the main event of the evening we were treated to a thrilling eight man tag team match which was high class action all the way. In the end it was Peter Turner who kept his momentum going by getting a pinfall on Jay Reso, albeit after Randy Orton had clocked Reso with his World Title belt.
In other matches, Finlay pinned Chris Benoit following the interference of William Regal. After the match the two Brits continued their onslaught until referee's and security dragged them from the ring. Later in the evening, backstage interviewer Sam Wyness asked Benoit about the situation, but Benoit said he had a phone call to make.
MNM successfully defended their European Tag Team titles by defeating The Second City Saints when Nitro pinned Colt Cabana. Despite Cabana's worries, CM Punk did seem willing to fight for the team, but he couldn't help to overcome the interefence of Shelton Benjamin.
Women's Champion Alexis Laree retained her title by defeating Carina in a well-received match and Barabus Lashley defeated Rob Van Dam
MATCH RESULTS:
Finlay pinned Chris Benoit
MNM defeated The Second City Saints
Barabus Lashley pinned Rob Van Dam
Alexis Laree pinned Carina
Randy Orton, Peter Turner, Triple H & Matt Morgan defeated Jay Reso, Shawn Michaels, Chris Kanyon & Kurt Angle
In the main event of the evening we were treated to a thrilling eight man tag team match which was high class action all the way. In the end it was Peter Turner who kept his momentum going by getting a pinfall on Jay Reso, albeit after Randy Orton had clocked Reso with his World Title belt.
In other matches, Finlay pinned Chris Benoit following the interference of William Regal. After the match the two Brits continued their onslaught until referee's and security dragged them from the ring. Later in the evening, backstage interviewer Sam Wyness asked Benoit about the situation, but Benoit said he had a phone call to make.
MNM successfully defended their European Tag Team titles by defeating The Second City Saints when Nitro pinned Colt Cabana. Despite Cabana's worries, CM Punk did seem willing to fight for the team, but he couldn't help to overcome the interefence of Shelton Benjamin.
Women's Champion Alexis Laree retained her title by defeating Carina in a well-received match and Barabus Lashley defeated Rob Van Dam
MATCH RESULTS:
Finlay pinned Chris Benoit
MNM defeated The Second City Saints
Barabus Lashley pinned Rob Van Dam
Alexis Laree pinned Carina
Randy Orton, Peter Turner, Triple H & Matt Morgan defeated Jay Reso, Shawn Michaels, Chris Kanyon & Kurt Angle
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Action 04/06/06
Another great show of Action hit the airwaves, with a title defence in the main event. European Champion Paul "The Phenomenon" Wardle successfully retained his belt by defeating Kane.
In other matches, Oleg Prudius pinned Burchill once again, only Burchill wasn't the straight-laced man we've seen over the past few months. The concussion he received last week had apparently sent him doo-lally and he believed he was a "Fireman". Needless to say, Fireman Burchill was easy pickings for the monsterous Russian and he left the arena on a stretcher.
In women's action, Melina pinned Christy Hemme and in the other match of the evening, Abyss rolled over Booker T.
MATCH RESULTS:
Oleg Prudius pinned "Fireman" Burchill
Abyss pinned Booker T
Melina pinned Christy Hemme
Paul Wardle pinned Kane
In other matches, Oleg Prudius pinned Burchill once again, only Burchill wasn't the straight-laced man we've seen over the past few months. The concussion he received last week had apparently sent him doo-lally and he believed he was a "Fireman". Needless to say, Fireman Burchill was easy pickings for the monsterous Russian and he left the arena on a stretcher.
In women's action, Melina pinned Christy Hemme and in the other match of the evening, Abyss rolled over Booker T.
MATCH RESULTS:
Oleg Prudius pinned "Fireman" Burchill
Abyss pinned Booker T
Melina pinned Christy Hemme
Paul Wardle pinned Kane
Friday, June 02, 2006
Impact 02/06/06
The road to Heat Wave continued at another high-octane Impact. Just two days removed from Matthew Mercy's acceptance of Dean Roberts' challenge, IWF Commissioner refused to allow either man into the building, but the two held a special "head-to-head" conference. The barbed verbals were flying, with Mercy saying that he was sick of letting Dean ride his coat-tails to success and Dean saying that Mercy was living in cloud-cuckoo land if he thought history would remember him as better than Dean. Both men then ended by saying they would be LIVE on next week's Warfare.
In a double main event, the four men who will meet in the Tag Team title match at Heat Wave collided in singles competition. Chris Kanyon pinned Triple H, but the challengers evened the score in the other bout as Matt Morgan pinned Kurt Angle.
In a thrilling tag team match, Eric Young teamed with fellow Canadian Lance Storm to defeat the team of World Cruiserweight Champion Rick Shaw and his partner for the evening James Gibson when Young pinned Shaw, which could give him a hell of a lot of momentum leading up to Heat Wave.
In another tag team match, Second City Saint Colt Cabana teamed with Charles Haas to take on Shelton Benjamin and one half of MNM, Joey Mercury after Johnny Nitro made his presence felt. Afterwards, Cabana was most upset that his usual partner CM Punk had not bothered to make the save or indeed offer to help in any way.
In a womens match, Krissy Vaine defeated Torrie Wilson when the intereference of The Big Gee accidentally backfired. Torrie was far from happy and left the building without the Gee following her loss.
In the other match of the evening, William Regal and Finaly went to a no-contest with Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho when Regal & Finlay attacked their opponents before the bell had even rung. Such was the ferocity of the attack, Jericho suffered internal injuries and had to be stretchered out of the arena .
In other news from the show, Peter Turner was doing a backstage interview when he was attacked by Shawn Michaels. And Jay Reso and World Champion Randy Orton had an in-ring altercation which ended with Reso laying out Orton with the Unprettier.
MATCH RESULTS:
Joey Mercury & Shelton Benjamin defeated Colt Cabana & Charles Haas
William Regal & Finlay went to a no-contest with Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho
Krissy Vaine pinned Torrie Wilson
Chris Kanyon pinned Triple H
Eric Young & Rick Shaw defeated Rick Shaw & James Gibson
Matt Morgan pinned Kurt Angle
In a double main event, the four men who will meet in the Tag Team title match at Heat Wave collided in singles competition. Chris Kanyon pinned Triple H, but the challengers evened the score in the other bout as Matt Morgan pinned Kurt Angle.
In a thrilling tag team match, Eric Young teamed with fellow Canadian Lance Storm to defeat the team of World Cruiserweight Champion Rick Shaw and his partner for the evening James Gibson when Young pinned Shaw, which could give him a hell of a lot of momentum leading up to Heat Wave.
In another tag team match, Second City Saint Colt Cabana teamed with Charles Haas to take on Shelton Benjamin and one half of MNM, Joey Mercury after Johnny Nitro made his presence felt. Afterwards, Cabana was most upset that his usual partner CM Punk had not bothered to make the save or indeed offer to help in any way.
In a womens match, Krissy Vaine defeated Torrie Wilson when the intereference of The Big Gee accidentally backfired. Torrie was far from happy and left the building without the Gee following her loss.
In the other match of the evening, William Regal and Finaly went to a no-contest with Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho when Regal & Finlay attacked their opponents before the bell had even rung. Such was the ferocity of the attack, Jericho suffered internal injuries and had to be stretchered out of the arena .
In other news from the show, Peter Turner was doing a backstage interview when he was attacked by Shawn Michaels. And Jay Reso and World Champion Randy Orton had an in-ring altercation which ended with Reso laying out Orton with the Unprettier.
MATCH RESULTS:
Joey Mercury & Shelton Benjamin defeated Colt Cabana & Charles Haas
William Regal & Finlay went to a no-contest with Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho
Krissy Vaine pinned Torrie Wilson
Chris Kanyon pinned Triple H
Eric Young & Rick Shaw defeated Rick Shaw & James Gibson
Matt Morgan pinned Kurt Angle
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Heat Wave Rush
Following on from last night announcement that Dean Roberts & Matthew Mercy will meet in a Loser Retires match at Heat Wave the last 5,000 tickets on general sale were sold within two hours of the ticket office opening today.
However, if you've yet to get your tickets, keep tuned to IWF.com for details of the final batch of tickets to go on sale, which will be released when the production layout of the arena has been finalised.
However, if you've yet to get your tickets, keep tuned to IWF.com for details of the final batch of tickets to go on sale, which will be released when the production layout of the arena has been finalised.
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